Hat ironing machine



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ATTORNEY May 30, 1933.

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HAT IRONING MACHINE Filed Aug. 19. 1931 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 ATTORNEY May 30, 1933. H. J. KALAJIAN HAT IRONING MACHINE Filed Aug. 19 1931 5 Sheets-Shea?l 4 NN Nn JZJI mvEN'roR m ATTORNEY May 30, 1933. H, KALAJlAN 1,912,148

HAT 'RONING MACHINE ATTORNEY cui Patented May 30, 1933 Tuur ourlet:

HARRY J. KALAJIAN, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN new 11i-onine MACHINE i Application filed August 19, 1931. Serial No. 558,140.

This invention relates to apparel apparatus, and its general object is to provide a hat ironing or pressing machine primarily designed for the crown of a hat, and the machine not only includes means for rotating the hat receiving block thereof, but means for oscillating the iron simultaneously with the rotation of the block, and as the pressure of the iron upon the crown is uniformV throughout the movements of the iron, the crown will be perfectly pressed and blocked.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hat ironing machine that requires very little attention, and the crowns of hats can be efficiently pressed therewith in an expeditious manner.

Another object of the invention is to provide al hat ironing machine of the character set forth that includes clutch actuating means for controlling` the oscillation of the iron, so that the iron can be manually oscillated if desired and the pressure thereof can be manually regulated during the oscillation whether the oscillation or movement of the iron be manually performed or actuated by the oscillating means.

I still further object of the invention is to provide a pressure applying means that is capable of Vbeing adjusted and regulated to meet existing conditions.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hat ironing or pressing machine of the character set forth, that is simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, e-X- tremely easy to operate and eiiicient in operation and service.

, This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims` In describing my invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of the ironing machine which forms the subject matter of the present invention with parts in full and dotted lines.

Figure 2 is a side elevation with a part of the housing broken away. f 55 Figure 3 is a front elevation showing the normal position of the iron and its carrying lmeans as well as the handle thereof and associated parts in vfull lines, andone of its extreme pressing positions in dotted lines.

Figure 4 is asectional view taken approximately on line 4-4 of Figure l, lookingin the direction of the arrows. f Y

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken approximately on line 5 5 of Figure 4, looking in the direction of the arrows. v Figure 6 is a sectionalview take-n approximately on line (fi-6 of Figure 4, looking in the direction of the arrows. i,

Referring to the drawings in detail, the reference numeral l indicates thehousing of my ironing or pressing machine and this housing may be provided into sections, with screw bolts or the like Afor holding the sections in housing formation, but in any event the base of the housing is fiared outwardly to provide a substantial foundation therefor and the rear portion of the housing is elevated a considerable distance above the front portion and between therear portion which is indicated by the reference numeral 2 and the front portion that is indicated by the reference numeral 3 there is formed a channel portion 4.so as to provide ample space be- 85 tween the rear and front portions to accommodate the brims of hats, as the brim'of a hat willY extend into the channel portion as shown in Figure 4. The outwardly flared portion is flanged for the purpose of accommodating a bottom plate 5 that is detachable and held in position through the instrumentality of screws.

The rear portion has its upper end directed towardthe front portion and this upper end is provided with aligned openings to accommodate bearings 6 for rotatably receiving a tubular member 7 that extends through the bearings and has'secured to its rear end a collar 8, while its front end has secured thereto a split collar 9 held secured to the tubular member' through the medium of a screw bolt and the split collar has formed therewith ears l0 arranged in spaced parallel relation with respect to each other for the purpose of receiving between the same a substantially semi-circular arm 11 which is pivoted between the ears by a pivot pin 12.

lVhile the arm is mounted for pivotal movement between the ears 10, I provide a stop means therefor, and this stop means includes a plunger 13 provided with a head 14 adapted to be received within a bore 15 extending into the arm 11 and the plunger is mounted for slidable movement in a casing formed with one of the ears and is spring pressed through the medium of a coil spring 16 that surrounds the plunger and has its end convolutions engaging the head 14 and the outer end of the casing as best shown in Figure 6. Secured to the outer end of the plunger is a knob 17 which of course acts in the capacity as a handle as will be apparent. The stop means holds the arm in `elevated position as shown in Figure 2.

'Ihe free end of the arm is bifurcated and received between the bifurcated portions which are indicated by the reference numeral 10 is a lug 18 that is formed with the top of an iron, the latter being substantially flat and has housed therein in any well known manner, a heating unit 19, and I have shown the iron which is indicated by the reference numeral 2O as being formed of two Y parts, held together by screw bolts, the lower part being hollow to accommodate the heating unit as best shown in Figure 4. The lug is provided with an opening registering in the openings in the bifurcated portions to accommodate a pivot pin, but the iron may be held against pivotal movement by a screw bolt 21.

The arm 11 has secured thereto a handle 22 for the purpose of putting the iron under pressure by manual means, but I also provide automatic means for putting the iron under pressure and for varying the pressure, and this latter means includes a coil spring 23 which surrounds a rod 24, the latter being disposed through the tubular member 7 and has an eye provided at one end through which passes the bolt of the bolt and nut connection 25, the bolt extendingthrough ears 27 formed with the pivoted end of the arm 11, so that the rod 24 is pivotally connected to the arm 11 as will be apparent, and the rod 24 has its opposite end screw threaded and passed through a block 28. The screw threaded end of the rod'24 receives a nut engageable with the block 28, and the block has arranged therein diametrically opposed openings to accommodate the inner ends of screws 29 that are carried by a sleeve 30 surrounding the tubular member as best shown in Figure 4. rllhe coil spring has its end convolutions engaging the block and the restricted forward end of the tubular member, and by providing the nut for the threaded end of the rod 24, it will be apparent that the compression of the coil spring can be adjusted simply by moving the nut through the medium of a wrench or the like that can be inserted through the open rear end of the tubular member 7. Such adjustment will vary the pressure upon the iron as above indicated, therefore the pressure of the iron upon hats can be changed as desired.

The tubular member is mounted for rotation but it is in fact oscillated so that the iron will be likewise oscillated and such movement is imparted to the iron through the medium of the arm 1l. In order to oscillate the tubular member 7 I secure thereto a sprocket gear 31 that has trained thereabout a sprocket chain 32 which has one of its ends received by one end of a coil spring 33, while the opposite end of the coil spring 33 is anchored to a stud 34 which is secured to the housing as best shown in Figure 4. The opposite end of the sprocket chain 32 is secured to a collar 35 that is swiveled to the bearing portion of a screw bolt 36 and the screw bolt 36 is threadedly received by a gear 37, the latter being formed with a part of a clutch mechanism which includes a lever 38 having a forked end 39 that is received in a groove formed in the part 40 of the clutch mechanism, and the vpart 40 together with the gear 37 is mounted for slidable movement on the bearing portion of a screw bolt 41 so that the gear 37 can be disposed into and out of mesh with a gear 42 which drives the gear 37.

The clutch lever has formed at its upper end a ring portion 43 which surrounds the tubular member 7 and this ring portion has extending from its upper end a lug 44 adapted to be arranged in the path of a releasing means which includes a spring pressed plunger 45 having a knob secured to its outer end, and the plunger 45 is mounted for slidable movement through a flanged nut 46 that has provided at its upper end a groove to accommodate a pin 47 that extends through the plunger 45 and when the pin 41 is disposed in the groove the head of the plunger is arranged in the path of the lug 44 as shown in Figure 2, but when the pin is disposed at right angles to the groove, as shown in Figure 4, the plunger 45 is in released position and the gear 37 is in mesh' with the gear 42, as the lever 38 is held in a position to retain the gears in mesh and is urged accordingly by a coil spring 48 that surrounds the tubular member 7. The lever 38 is movable against the tension of the coil spring Aby a handle 49 which extends through the raised portion of the housing and is mounted for movement in a slot 50.. lThe lever 3 8 is also movable to dispose the gear 37 out of mesh with the gear 42, when the arm l1 is raised, as a raising movement-of the arm 1l will cause the rod 24 to draw upon the block 28 which moves the sleeve through the medium of the screws 29, against the ring portion of the lever 38 as shown in Figure 2.

Y Arranged within the rear portion of the housing is the gear box 5l that has extending therethrough a shaft 52, the latter having secured to one outer end the gear 42 while its opposite end has fixed thereto a collar. Disposed midway the ends of the shaft 52 is a worm gear which meshes with a worm 53, the latter being xed to a vertical shaft 54, that likewise has secured thereto a worm gear 55 which meshes with a worm 56 which is keyed to a shaft 57, the latter being coupled to the armature shaft 58 of a motor 59 that is secured to the housing lV as best shown in Figure 5. The gear box 51 is held supported within the'housing l through the medium of screw bolts 60 which pass through threaded sleeves 6l and have their inner ends threadedly secured in the gear box as clearly shown in Figure 4. The threaded sleeves are threadedly secured in threaded bosses formed with the housing.

The entire housing is hollow, and the front portion 3 is slightly elevated and has mounted therein the hat block receiving means which includes a shaft 62 mounted for rotation in a bearing 63 which is formed with an arm extending from the front of the housing as best shown in Figure 4, and the shaft 62 has mounted for slidable movement thereon a collar 64 having a tapered or substantially cone-shaped portion 65 formed with the upper portion thereof for the purpose of receiving for slidable movement thereon the lower ends of the pivoted fingers 66. The upper ends of the pivoted fingers 66 carry detachable heads which grip the neck portion of the hat block and by moving the tapered or substantially coneshaped portion 65 upwardly, the heads of the fingers are arranged in gripping position. The fingers are spring pressed and in a manner to urge the heads thereof away from the heads of the hat block, and the collar 64 is moved on the shaft 62 by a lever 67 that has its inner portion secured to the collar, and the lever 67 extends through the forward portion of the housing whereby access may be had thereto for moving the lever vertically against the tension of a coil spring 68 that surrounds the shaft 62 as shown. The inner end of the lever 67 is engageable with a lug carried by the housing and the lever is held in adjusted position by being engageable in any one of a number of teeth 69 formed in the slot through which passes the lever 67.

The shaft 62 is rotated through the medium of a sprocket chain 70 that is trained about a sprocket wheel 71 which` is secured to the lower end of the shaft 62, and the sprocket `chain 7() is likewise trained about a sprocket wheel 72 that is secured to the lower end kof the vertical shaft 54.

The unit in the iron has electrically connected thereto a conductor 73 and thisconductor is trained about rthe upper end of trie arm 11 and thence enters the casing for connection with a switch 74. Electrically connected to the motor 'is a conductor 75 that likewise extends through thel casing and is connected with a switch 76, and the switches have connected thereto conductors which lead to a fuse plug 77, while the fuse plugs may be in suitable connection with house current or other suitable current as will be apparent.

The switches are controlled by appropriate finger' levers or the like as shown in Figure 2, and the housing is provided with an opening covered by a plate 78 provided withl slots through which extend the finger levers.

From the above description and disclosure of the drawings, it will be obvious-that I have provided a hat ironingy machine that includes a revolving block that is rotated simultaneously with the application of the iron to the crown of the hat, and as the iron is spring pressed through the medium of the pressure of the spring upon the block 28, the pressure upon the crown will be uniform throughout the oscillation of the iron about the crown of the hat and the iron is oscillated in a mannervv'hereby the iron will engage. all sides of the crown as well as the top thereof, the oscillation being brought about by the rotation of the gear 37 and the sprocket gear 3l, the latter being secured to the tubular member 7 which carries the arm 10 as clearly shown in Figure 4.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desire it to be understood that Ivmay make changesrin the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the vscope of the appended claims.

What I claim is:

l. An ironing machine comprising a housing, a hat block receivingmeans extending therefrom, a. tubular member mounted for oscillation in said housing, an arm having one end secured to said tubular member, an iron carried b the opposite end of said arm, a handle Eor saidv arm, resilient means for urging the iron toward the hat block receiving means, adjusting means for the resilient means, and means for oscillating said tubular member and for rotating said hat block receiving means simultaneously.

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2. A hat ironing machine comprising a housing, a rear portion formed with said housing, a front portion formed with said housing and disposed below the rear portion, a hat block receiving means mounted in the front portion for rotation, a tubulall member mounted for oscillation in the rear portion, a substantially semi-circular arm having one end secured to the tubular member, an iron carried by the opposite end thereof and arranged above the hat block receiving means, a gear carried by the tubular member, means trained about said gear for oscillating the tubular member, rotating means operating the last mentioned means, means for revolving the rotating means and simultaneously rotating the hat block receiving means, and clutch means for the said rotating means.

3. A hat ironing machine comprising a hollow housing, a rear portion formed with said housing, a front portion included in said housing and disposed below the rear portion, a hat block receiving means rotatably mounted in the front portion and eX- tending above the salne, means for detachably associating a hat block thereto, a tubular member mounted for oscillation in the rear portion, a collar secured to one end of the tubular portion, an arm -formed with said collar, an iron carried by the arm and disposed above the hat block receiving means, a handle carried by said arm, a gear secured to the tubular member, `a gear mounted for rotation and slidable movement within said housing, a sprocket chain having one end resiliently connected to the vlast mentioned gear and its opposite end fixed, said sprocket chain trained about the first mentioned gear to oscillate the tubular member from the second mentioned gear, a driven gear arranged in the path of the second mentioned gear, clutch means for disposing the second mentioned gear into and out of mesh with the driven gear, resilient means arranged in said tubular member for urging the iron toward the hat block receiving means, means for adjusting the resilient means, and means for rotating the hat block receiving means simultaneously with the oscillation of said tubular member.

il. A hat ironing machine comprising hollow casing, a rear `portion formed with said casing, a front portion 'formed with said casing and disposed below the rear portion, said casing being provided with a channel portion between the front and rear por tions, a. hat block receiving means mounted for rotation and extending from the front portion, a tubular member mounted for oscillation in the rear portion, an arm pivotally secured to the tubular member for oscillation therewith, an iron lixed to the arm, a handle for said arm, a rod secured to said arm, adjustable resilient means for said rod to urge the iron toward the block receiving means, latching means for said arm to hold the same in elevated position, and means for simultaneously oscillating said tubular member and rotating the hat block receiving means.

5. A hat ironing machine comprising a hollolw housing including a front portion and a rear portion, a hat block receiving means arranged in the front portion and eX- tending therefrom, a tubular member mounted for rotation in the rear portion, bearings for the tubular member, an arm including ears and being pivotally secured with respect to the tubular member, an iron carried by said arm, spring pressed means for said arm for urging the iron toward the hat block receiving means, adjusting means for said spring pressed means, a gear carried by said tubular member, a sprocket chain trained about said gear, a spring secured to one end of said sprocket chain and being fixed within said housing, a second gear, means journaled to the second gear and receiving the opposite end of said sprocket chain, driving meansfor saidV sec ond mentioned gear, clutch means for di`s-.

posing the second mentioned gear into and out of mesh with the driving means, manually actuated and automatic means. for -op, erating the clutch means, latching means for said clutch means, and means for rotating the driving means to oscillate the tubular member and to simultaneously rotate the hat block receiving means.

6. A hat ironing machine comprising a housing, a hat block receiving means mounted for rotation and extending from said housing, a tubular member mounted for oscillation in said housing, a resliently mounted arm pivotally securedto said tubular member for oscillation therewith, an adjustable iron carried by said arm and overlying the hat block receiving means, heating means for said iron, means for oscillating said tubular member, spring pressed clutch means normally holding the oscillating means in an operative position, latching means for said clutch means to holdthe 0s'- cillating means inoperative, manually actu-` ated means for moving the clutch means against its spring to render the oscillating means inoperative,.means actuated by the arm for automatically rendering the oscillating means inoperative and means for actuating the oscillating means and rotating the hat block receiving means simultaneo|usly In testimony whereof I affix my signature HARRY J. KALAIAN. 

